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bivouac


bivouac
Pronunciation: ⁄ˈbɪvʊak, ˈbɪvwak
noun
·              a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.
verb (bivouacs, bivouacking, bivouacked)
[no object]
·              stay in a bivouac:we bivouacked on the north side of the town

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